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The SNP is preparing to fight a general election, the party's Westminster leader said, as he insisted Scots will be "appalled" at the prospect of Boris Johnson making a dramatic comeback as prime minister.

A Manchester Labour MP drew applause from the BBC Question Time audience as she blasted a Conservativeover his party's history of 'misbehaving' MPs. When confronted with criticism over Labour's recent handling of anti-Semitic comments from prospective MPs, Lucy Powell said: "You know what Graham, I honestly won't take lectures from you."

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has urged for a ‘proper change of government’ following the announcement that Boris Johnson has agreed to step down as Prime Minister.

A defiant Boris Johnson has finally announced his resignation as Prime Minister. In a statement outside 10 Downing Street, the embattled PM said he will step down as Conservative leader once his replacement has been found.

Manori Ravindran International EditorBoris Johnson is set to resign as U.K. prime minister amid mounting scandals and the resignations of his top ministers.Following a turbulent 48 hours in British politics, Johnson has finally agreed to stand down, and a new Conservative leader is expected to be in place by the party conference in October.

Boris Johnson has said he intends to "hang on in there", despite multiple resignations and open Tory revolt over his leadership.

Lorraine Kelly and Susanna Reid have taken to Twitter to predict Boris Johnson's resignation after multiple Tory party members quit this evening.

Manori Ravindran International EditorBoris Johnson’s government is facing collapse following the resignations of two high-profile ministers who have stepped down in protest of the prime minister’s conduct amid numerous scandals.Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid — both of whom are close to the prime minister — resigned from their roles on Tuesday evening, local time, in the span of 30 minutes. Their resignations follow revelations that Johnson appointed disgraced Member of Parliament Chris Pincher as his deputy chief whip despite being aware of previous allegations of sexual misconduct against Pincher.“I am instinctively a team player but the British people also rightly expect integrity from their Government,” said Javid in his resignation letter, as reported by the BBC.

Boris Johnson's senior ministers have been urged to quit after another sleaze scandal engulfed Downing Street.

Boris Johnson is facing urgent questions in parliament over what he knew about the behaviour of disgraced Tory MP Chris Pincher before appointing him as whip.

Boris Johnson was made aware of a formal complaint about Chris Pincher's 'inappropriate behaviour' while he was a Foreign Office minister from 2019-20, according to reports. It is thought the Prime Minister knew about the issue, which triggered a disciplinary process into the MP's misconduct.

Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure to say what he knew and about the sex pest claims surrounding Tory MP Chris Pincher when he gave him a plum job as a party whip.

A Tory MP has had the party whip suspended as an investigation was launched into allegations he drunkenly groped two men at a club.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing calls to expel the former Tory deputy chief whip from the party after he dramatically quit following a drunken incident in which he 'embarrassed myself and other people'. Chris Pincher, who was responsible for maintaining discipline among Conservative MPs, said he had 'far too much' to drink.

The UK government's deputy chief whip has sent his resignation letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The Government deputy chief whip has resigned following a drunken incident in which he 'embarrassed myself and other people'.